Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

15.9°C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (24 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	6s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 24							Friday 25								Saturday 26
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 5	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 15	E 14	E 16	E 16	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	7	13	102	107	68	41	28	27	26	17	17	15	20	20	37	38	49	49	56	89	87	57	55
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:08AM1.66m				5:37PM1.82m				5:56AM1.75m					6:20PM1.91m				6:41AM1.84m				7:00PM1.98m
Low Tide				11:18AM0.45m				11:53PM0.45m					12:05PM0.37m				00:36AM0.34m				12:49PM0.31m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	11	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	12	15	14	12	12	12	11	12	13	16	14	14	12
Feels °C	6	5	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	6	9	11	9	8	9	9	8	9	9	12	9	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 6	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 14	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	4	4	28	107	68	41	28	27	26	17	11	11	7	6	37	28	49	49	56	89	87	57	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 15	E 14	E 13	ESE 13	E 6	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 6	N 11	NE 9	NW 5	NW 5
kJ	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	9	3	3	17	15	14	17	6	38	17	17	1	2	3	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	—	—	N 14	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 15	E 15	SE 9	SE 10	E 16	E 16	SE 10	E 6	E 5	NE 9	N 11	NE 9	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	2	—	—	4	—	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	20	20	4	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 5	SE 7	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 2	—	—	—	WSW 2	SSW 3	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	—	WSW 2	W 3
kJ	7	13	102	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	1	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Bland Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	6	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	127	127	7	59	111	22	22	7	127	127	111	111	7	7	7	3	3	1	22	3	3	22	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Pareparea Bay	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Forestry	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Moureeses	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay
Rating (10 max)	6	5	1	5	5	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Header Global	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Beach Road South Africa	Inishcrone Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Anse de Cabestan France	Anse de Cabestan France	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Ahijedero Mexico	Antiques Maldives	Airports Maldives	Airports Maldives	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	9	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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